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    <h1 class="title">Apache Props Antlib</h1>
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                        <p>This is a library of supplementary handlers for Apache Ant
        properties resolution.</p>
                                <p>The types provided are instances of
        <code>org.apache.tools.ant.PropertyHelper.Delegate</code> and
        can be invoked using the <code>&lt;propertyhelper&gt;</code>
        task provided in Ant 1.8.0.</p>
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          Delegate
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          Delegate Type
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          Description
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          nested
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          PropertyExpander
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          Implements nested property expansion;
            e.g. <code>${${double-expand-me}}</code>.
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          stringops
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          PropertyEvaluator
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          Implements *nix shell-inspired string operations.
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          refs
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          PropertyEvaluator
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          Given <code>ref:<em>refid</em></code>,
            resolves reference <code><em>refid</em></code>.
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          types
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          PropertyEvaluator
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          Given <code><em>type</em>(<em>arg</em>)</code>, attempts
          to invoke
            <code><em>type</em></code> constructor <code>(<em>project, arg</em>)</code>,
            then <code>(<em>arg</em>)</code>.
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